Ahmad Shah (Malaysia)

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Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta'in Billah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar Riayatuddin Al-Mu'adzam Shah (born October 24, 1930 in Istana Mangga Tunggal, Pekan , Pahang ; † May 22, 2019 in Kuala Lumpur ) was from 1974 until January 2019 ruling, fifth Sultan of Pahang and from 1979 to 1984 the seventh Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia .

Life

Ahmad Shah was born on October 24, 1930 in Istana Mangga Tunggal , Pahang . He was the only son of the later Sultan Abu Bakar (r. 1932-1974) and his official royal chief wife, the Tengku Ampuan Besar Fatimah binti Almarhum Sultan Sir Alang Iskandar Shah II Kaddasullah.

He received his education at the Malay College Kuala Kangsar and made statements at Worcester College of Oxford University and at the University of Exeter . In 1974 he succeeded his father as Sultan in office.

His regular election to the seventh Yang di-Pertuan Agong in 1979 was controversial because he was considered an opponent of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad . During his tenure, however, there were no conflicts with Mahathir.

Ahmad Shah's actions as sultan are assessed differently, as he repeatedly forced the heads of government in Pahang to resign due to minor differences. His hobbies were soccer, golf, polo and horse riding.

Ahmad Shah was also President of the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM - Persatuan Bola Sepak Malaysia) from 1984 to 2014, President of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC, until 2002) and the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) in 2011.

His official and royal chief wife, Tengku Ampuan Afzan binti Tengku Panglima Perang Muhammad from the royal family of the Terengganu was also the Raja Permaisuri Agong . She died of cancer on June 29, 1988. Ahmad Shah's second wife, Kalsom binti Abdullah (née Anita), was promoted to Sultanah of Pahang in 1991 .

When Muhammad V abdicated as King of Malaysia at the beginning of January 2019, according to the principle of rotation, which is not constitutionally established, but has been consistently implemented among the nine rulers of the subnational monarchies of the state since its independence in 1957, the Sultan of Pahang would again be the new one It was the turn of the electoral king ; however, Ahmad's state of health did not allow him to take over this office, so that his resignation from the throne and with it the renunciation of the office of the Malaysian king was initiated. The Sultan abdicated on January 15, 2019. His son Abdullah succeeded him as sultan and was elected king a little later. Ahmad Shah died on May 22, 2019 in a heart clinic in Kuala Lumpur.

Honors

Sultan Ahmad Shah Mosque in Kuantan , Pahang.

As Yang di-Pertuan Agong from 1979 to 1984 served Sultan Ahmad Shah automatically when the chief commander of the armed forces of Malaysia (Angkatan Tentera Malaysia, ATM) with the rank of Field Marshal of the Royal Malaysian Air Force ( Royal Malaysian Air Force ), Admiral of the Malaysian Navy and field -Marshal of the Malaysian Army . He continued to hold the rank of ATM Colonel in Chief and appeared at ATM ceremonies. His awards:

Honors from Pahang

National and Sultan Honors

Foreign honors

Designations

Various institutions and buildings were also named after the Sultan:

Educational institutions

Buildings, bridges, roads

Others

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Information Malaysia 1989: 123.
  2. ↑ Eric Samuel: High noon at FAM Congress as TM Pahang takes over. The Star Online 2014/05/25
  3. ↑ https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/459940
  4. ^ Former Pahang ruler Sultan Ahmad Shah dies. Free Malaysia Today, May 22, 2019, accessed the same day. (English)
  5. ↑ Alagappa: 267.
  6. ^ The Royal Ark, Pahang genealogical details: 10.
  7. ↑ DECRETO NACIONAL 1.256 / 2006
  8. ↑ Pahang ( Memento of the original from July 3, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.pahang.gov.my
  9. ↑ Royal Ark

literature

  • Coercion and Governance: The Declining Political Role of the Military in Asia, Muthiah Alagappa, Stanford University Press 2001. ISBN 0-8047-4227-8
  • Information Malaysia, Published by Berita Publ. Sdn. Bhd. 1989.
  • The Europa Year Book, Europa Publications Limited 1984. ISBN 0-905118-96-0

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predecessor Office successor
Abu Bakar from Pahang Sultan of Pahang
1974-2019 		Abdullah Shah
Yahya Petra Yang di-Pertuan Agong
1979-1984 		Mahmud Iskandar Al-Haj
Hamzah Abu Samah President of the Asian Football Confederation
1994–2002 		Mohamed bin Hammam
personal data
SURNAME Ahmad Shah
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ahmad Shah Al-Musta'in Billah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar Riayatuddin Al-Mu'adzam Shah
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Malaysian King, Sultan of Pahang
DATE OF BIRTH October 24, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Pekan , Pahang
DATE OF DEATH May 22, 2019
Place of death Kuala Lumpur